Happy New Year from Sweetwater!
This photo makes it look like Mr. S and I had some elegant, fancy New Year's Eve Celebration!
NOT!
We enjoyed NOT being with a crowd of people!
Just some leftover Alfredo Sauce served with some tasty scallops....
a couple of episodes of Boardwalk Empire
A glass of wine and early to bed!
It was actually a pretty nice New Year's Eve.
Hope yours was just as nice in it's own way!
Now on to 2014!
Organizing is what you do before you do something,
so that when you do it,
you are not all mixed up.
A.A.Milne
Like the rest of the world....I have the organizing bug....just a slight case.....nothing serious, but I did clean a couple of drawers yesterday and I am determined to put the Holiday Decor away in some sort of sensible order with (GASP) labels on the boxes....
I did take a break from my organizing to do some blog reading....and of course it was the organizing tips that caught my eye....(maybe my organizing bug is more serious than I thought)!
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| Irina's Cute Box |
This post about a simple way to organize scarves caught my eye:
I am sure you can empathize with my bin full of disorganized scarves hidden under the bed....
They look that way because the only way to find the one I want is to STIR through them....YIKES!
I decided to make one of these organizers.....and since it was WAY below zero outside.....I wasn't going outside....no way--no how!
Mr. S....now that was a different story....he was on his way to Home Depot.....so I enlisted his help.
I also enlisted his advice.....hmmmmm.....and he came up with the idea to use PVC pipe joints!
He brought home a bunch....paid about 65 cents a piece for them....
They are nice and sturdy....but I was worried that because they are so deep, the hanger and hot glue would support them.
More advice from Mr. S.....use TWO hangers....
I got to work with my trusty glue gun....
First I arranged the PVC in one hanger and started gluing them together and along the edge of the hanger.
Then I slid the second hanger over the other edges of the PVC pieces and continued to add beads of glue until it felt secure.
It turned out like this.....not bad....and I like the fact that the 2 hangers will keep the bottom from shifting back and forth. The depth of the PVC also makes it nice for thicker scarves.
This picture is NOT taken from the inside of my closet....why.....because I haven't gotten to the rest of the organizing that it needs! The scarf organizer filled with scarves takes up about 5 inches of space in the closet....I plan to use it to keep the scarves I am wearing right now....the rest can just stay in the box under the bed!
NOW for the BAD NEWS!
You may have noticed that I did not title this post "Thrifty DYI Scarf Organizer"!
WHY YOU ASK?
Because after buying the PVC....
this little project cost the same or MORE than the scarf organizers you can buy!!!
Oh Well....I like mine better....and I didn't need to go out in the cold to buy one!
Happy New Year!
Stay Warm!
5 comments:
Your scarf organizer is pretty cool, if I do say so myself! Actually, that is why I think long and hard about the DIY jobs I do, when it comes to making items, that is. I find a lot of times, it costs more than simply buying something new. Then again, I'm still purging my possessions, and embracing minimalism. I have about 6 scarves, and I wear them all VERY often, and think I might be able to shrink my supply down a bit further. I must say, you have quite the nice collection there yourself! Have a great 2014!
Actually, I like your scarf organizer better! It looks sturdier and wouldn't crease the scarves as much as the original one! Besides, I'll bet you can get the PVC free if you know a plumber! Or even scavenging around houses that are being built, you can probably find a piece or two! Thank you so much for this idea - can't wait to make one for myself!
That is a great idea and it looks a whole lot STURDIER than the one you could purchase. I like hanging scarves and this is a perfect idea for storage- xo Diana
Thank you! I actually have been pondering shopping for this program however could not conjure my mind however. therefore glad to visualize that you simply truly use the program to begin your PO business and is successful!
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This is such a creative idea! My daughter wears a bunch of scarves and this would be perfect for storing them. Thanks so much for sharing.
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